About

Juan Camilo Alzate Peña

Senior Interaction Designer at Blockstream, based in the Netherlands

I'm a Senior Interaction Designer at Blockstream, where I work on consumer product design.

Before Blockstream, I was designer at Elysium Lab, a Swiss Bitcoin wallet startup that was acquired by Blockstream in July 2025, forming the base of Blockstream's new European headquarters. Prior to that, I shipped VR games at PikPok, delivered design systems for enterprise financial clients through my agency CodeBulls, and built interactive museum installations.

With a Master's in Interaction Design from SUPSI (Switzerland) and a background in Product Design Engineering from EAFIT (Colombia), I bring both design rigor and development fluency to every project. I think in systems, prototype in code, and obsess over how people interact with the things I design.

I design how people interact with products, from Bitcoin infrastructure to VR games.

As a senior interaction designer →

End-to-End Design

I work across the full design process, from research and discovery through information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, and high-fidelity UI.

Interaction Thinking

I design interaction models, feedback loops, and behavioral flows. Whether it's VR, multi-touchpoint ecosystems, or tangible interfaces, I think about how users and systems communicate.

Design Systems

I build scalable design systems, token architectures, component libraries, and pattern documentation for products ranging from crypto wallets to enterprise financial platforms.

Visual & Motion Design

Strong foundation in typography, color systems, spatial design, and motion. I use visual design to reinforce interaction patterns and guide user behavior.

Code-Fluent

I prototype and build what I design. Fluent in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and familiar with game engines and physical computing (Arduino, MicroPython). I speak the same language as the engineers I collaborate with.

Education

Master of Arts in Interaction Design (2021 - 2023)

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)

Mendrisio, Switzerland

Product Design Engineer (2011 - 2016)

EAFIT Univiersity

Medellín, Colombia

Courses & Certifications

  • Human Computer Interaction - HCI
  • UI Design Patters for Sotfware
  • Interaction Design for Usability
  • Mobile User Experience (UX) Design
  • Gestalt Psycology and Web Design
  • SolidWorks CSWA Certified
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